Champion Collard

(60 days) Open-pollinated. Rich dark Vates strain selected to stand longer. Thin to 12" apart for good size. Best as a fall crop. For greens into November in northern New England. On Cape Cod, Lillian Kuo was still harvesting Champion the second week of February without protection over a mild winter. Also survived Roberta’s overwintering trial. Our southern friends enjoy the greens all winter. Cold-hardy through at least part of the Maine winter.③BACK!

Additional Information

Collards

To avoid flea beetles, plant in July for September maturity. Collards are excellent microgreen crops.

Brassica

Days to maturity are from direct seeding. Subtract 20 days from date of transplanting.

Note: We cannot ship packets greater than ½ oz. (14 grams) of any Brassica into the Willamette Valley. The State of Oregon prohibits shipping any commercial quantity of untreated Brassica, Raphanus or Sinapis because of a quarantine to control Blackleg.

Culture: Hardy. Require warm temperatures to germinate (68-86° ideal) but need 60s during seedling stage for optimal growth; higher temperatures make seedlings leggy. Heavy feeders; for best growth, need regular moisture and 2–3' spacing. Have done well for us succeeding onions and garlic in beds. Cauliflower and broccoli are damaged by hard frosts, especially in spring.